# Cannot add a price requiring a payment method to a cardless trial subscription

Prices that require a payment method cannot be added to cardless trial subscriptions before a payment method has been added.

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## Example

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "request_error",
    "code": "subscription_price_requires_payment_method_on_cardless_trial",
    "detail": "Prices that require a payment method can't be added to a cardless trial subscription before a payment method is added.",
    "documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/subscriptions/subscription_price_requires_payment_method_on_cardless_trial"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  }
}
```

## Details

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status code | 400 |
| Error code | `subscription_price_requires_payment_method_on_cardless_trial` |
| Error message | Prices that require a payment method can't be added to a cardless trial subscription before a payment method is added. |

## Common causes

- You're trying to update a subscription to include an item that requires a payment method, but the subscription is a cardless trial without a payment method.

## Common solutions

- Add a payment method to the subscription, then retry the request.
- Modify your request to remove any items that require a payment method.
- Update prices so that `trial_period.requires_payment_method` is `false`.